Advanced Single Semester Course

The following syllabus is designed for an undergraduate course where students have already had some exposure to many operating systems concepts.

• Chapter 1: Introduction
  This chapter can be skipped.
• Chapter 2: Computer System Structures
  This chapter can be skipped if students are familiar with computer organization.
• Chapter 3: Operating System Structures
  This chapter can be skipped.
• Chapter 4: Processes
  This chapter can be skipped.
• Chapter 5: Threads
• Chapter 6: CPU Scheduling
• Chapter 7: Process Synchronization
  Section 7.7 (Monitors) may be omitted.
• Chapter 8: Deadlocks
  You may only want to cover Sections 8.1 through 8.3.
• Chapter 9: Memory Management
  Section 9.5 and 9.6 may also be omitted if you do not wish to cover segmented architectures.
• Chapter 10: Virtual Memory
• Chapter 11: File-System Interface
  Sections 11.3.1 and 11.3.2 may be omitted (Single-Level and Two-Level Directories).
• Chapter 12: File-System Implementation
• Chapter 13: I/O Systems
  Section 13.1 and 13.2 may be omitted if students have an understanding of I/O hardware.
• Chapter 14: Mass-Storage Structure
  Coverage of Section 14.8 (Tertiary-Storage Structure) may depend upon the amount of time remaining.
• Chapter 15: Distributed System Structures
  This chapter can be skipped in students have a basic understanding of networks.
• Chapter 16: Distributed File Systems
• Chapter 17: Distributed Coordination
  Section 17.5 (Deadlock Handling) can be skipped.
• Chapter 18: Protection
  Sections 18.5 (Revocation of Access Rights), 18.6 (Capability-Based Systems), and 18.7 (Language-Based Systems) can be skipped.
• Chapter 19: Security
  Sections 19.4 (System Threats), 19.7 (Cryptography), and 19.8 (Computer-Security Classifications) can be omitted. the text.

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Last updated October 24, 2003.